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<center>Sieben's Tail</center>
Sieben sat cross-legged on a table in the middle of a broad living room. Bits of clutter were scattered across the tabletop, but appeared to lie in some state of order. A tiny hand reached for the piece of string that sat near it and found it to be out of reach; Sieben toppled over in an attempt to grab the item and landed in a jumbled heap. Mumbling slightly, she righted herself and scooped her pieces up.

Sieben hardly noticed the small crowd of Weasley's other pets that her work had drawn. She simply kept working, slowly trying to pierce the thick plastic chest. She knew this was the hardest part of her task - the rest was all simple. She'd planned it out many times, and of course now knew exactly what she was doing at the moment. It was perfect timing, too! she realized. Now she could bring Acht with her on the trip - and without any hassle! It was all working out so well. She half-congratulated herself for having thought of the idea in the first place. Well...almost thought of it. She'd seen the original item in one of Weasley's magazines...but no one needed to know that. For now, the glory was hers.

Finally making a hole in the plastic, she fumbled a little while looking for the string to thread through. Where the heck is it? She'd had it only a minute ago! Maybe it got lost when she stumbled? Sieben got to her feet and searched every inch of the table. The string was no where to be found! She looked time and time again. Over the table, on the floor, in the drawers - everywhere the string could possibly be.

Fourty minutes later, Sieben was very noticeably disheartened and took to moping around. She felt a timid tap on her shoulder and heard giggling behind her back. Sieben wheeled defensively, looking hurt as Equus hovered in the air, stifling his laughter. "Err...Sieben, dear? You've got something on your uh...your bum." He turned bright red and flew off, still giggling as he did.

Sieben's eyes widened as her own hand moved down to her rump. There was indeed something attatched, and it felt...why, it felt like a tail! Her face showed more curiousity than horror as she spun around in an attempt to see it. A conveniently-placed mirror
aided her quest and she stole glances at the new appendage. It did look like there was a little yellow tail growing from her rear! Sieben grabbed at where she thought it was and stroked. It was rough, and felt more like yarn than anything else. Wait...yarn?! She yanked. Sure enough, the 'tail' was plucked off with little pain, and Sieben was looking around suspiciously to make sure no one else had noticed.

Flushing even more than Equus had, she flew quickly back to her perch and finished her project. She'd even added a small pillow (stuffed with half of a marshmallow) for maximum comfort. Sieben fetched her dog and plopped him into the new contraption. She was determined to have a good time on this trip, and she couldn't be expected to go without Acht! With this mindset she set off up the stairs, intent on telling Weasley all about her achievement. Making sure, of course, to leave out all the embarassing parts.